Plates drawn by J.J. Audubon and lithographed by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia and Endicott of New York; plates also initialled: J.C.; W.E.H.; C.P.; R.T
Vols. 6-7 have imprint: J.J. Audubon, 77 William Street, New York; 34 North Front Street, Philadelphia, 1843-1844
"E.G. Dorsey, printer ..."--T.p. verso
Contains bibliographical references
extracted picklist
Imperfect: Plates 268 and 471 lacking; plate 269 repeated; several plates in vols. 6 & 7 have closely cropped margins which affect the illustrations
Each vol. has Smithsonian Institution stamp with accession numbers added in ink, ranging consecutively from 7727-7733; vols. 2-7 stamped with date: Mar. 17, 1858
Some vols. have pencilled annotations
Modern library binding of red buckram; marbled edges
Notes
irregular page numbering. various plates printed off edge of page.